
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., leveled unsubstantiated allegations on Thursday, claiming that his Republican colleagues in Congress are being blackmailed into voting for "crazy stuff" with threats of illicitly recorded sex tapes of them being released.
During an appearance on exposed plagiarist Benny Johnson's podcast, Burchett elaborated on why he believes “good conservatives vote for crazy stuff like what we’ve been seeing out of Congress,” according to The Daily Beast. He began to break down his claim, saying that the schemes are executed by "powerful people" who "write the big checks."